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>> reporter: they are a long way from a deal, but late today speaker boehner and president obama did speak to one another on the phone. now, this is an important development because it's the first time they've talked in a week about the fiscal cliff. i am told, though, that there was no real progress in negotiations. in this sense there was no breakthrough on that central point of tax rates. as you know, president obama insists there is no deal unless the gop agrees to raise rates on the top 2% of earners. the gop says that's a nonstarter and the two men have not moved from that basic position. now, all of this quomz comes at the same time treasury secretary geithner also said for the first time the administration would be willing to go over the fiscal cliff if the gop does not agree to raise those rates. this was treasury secretary geithner earlier today on cnbc. >> is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff? >> oh, absolutely. there's no prospect to an agreement that doesn't involve those rates going up on the top 2% of the wealthiest. all americans get a tax cut on
>> reporter: they are a long way from a deal, but late today speaker boehner and president obama did speak to one another on the phone. now, this is an important development because it's the first time they've talked in a week about the fiscal cliff. i am told, though, that there was no real progress in negotiations. in this sense there was no breakthrough on that central point of tax rates. as you know, president obama insists there is no deal unless the gop agrees to raise rates on the...
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president obama and speaker boehner meet. >>> show of force. the u.s. says it will send missiles and troops, but not to the rebels. >>> tough call for susan rice. president obama's u.n. ambassador said she took herself out of running to be the next secretary of state. welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans in for zoraida sambolin. a lot going on. >>> leon panetta signed an order sending two patriot missile batteries to turkey to assist that nation in protecting itself from military action by syria. in addition, 400 u.s. troops will be deployed to operate the missile batteries. turkey borders syria. thousands of refugees have fled to turkey for safety. al qaeda remains the most significant threat facing america today erin burnett sat down with the defense seblcreta in kandahar. >> you can reach a point where you so significantly weaken al qaeda that, you know, although there may still be a few people around, they won't be able to conduct the operations that they have conducted in the past and they certainly won't be able
president obama and speaker boehner meet. >>> show of force. the u.s. says it will send missiles and troops, but not to the rebels. >>> tough call for susan rice. president obama's u.n. ambassador said she took herself out of running to be the next secretary of state. welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans in for zoraida sambolin. a lot going on. >>> leon panetta signed an order sending two patriot missile batteries to...
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boehner and obama have met before. the summer of 2011. they put a lot of specifics on paper. when boehner coudn g backing from his conference. >> how close is this toth i didn't see this in advance. this was reallyop b. th tn goatn.3 > dl nde. s >> there has been progress. >> right now i would say we're nowhere.3 irey ssisc. paul begala, david frum, former adviser to president george w. bush. gentlemen, nice to have you both. david, let's start with you. depending on who you listen to, it's either going great or not going well at all. they're either optimistic or completely pessimistic. which is it? >> i feel about this whole process as a basketball nonfan, i feel about basketball, which is start it 100-100 and play for five minutes to get it over with. but i think we also need to take a step back and realize just how lunatic this whole process is. what the united states does not need right now is either spending cuts or tax increases. what we should be thinking about is how to get growth. instead of the mishandling of the deal in 2011, we have to pretend that we have what is
boehner and obama have met before. the summer of 2011. they put a lot of specifics on paper. when boehner coudn g backing from his conference. >> how close is this toth i didn't see this in advance. this was reallyop b. th tn goatn.3 > dl nde. s >> there has been progress. >> right now i would say we're nowhere.3 irey ssisc. paul begala, david frum, former adviser to president george w. bush. gentlemen, nice to have you both. david, let's start with you. depending on who...
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boehner and obama have met before. the summer of 2011. they put a lot of specifics on paper. when boehner couldn't get backing. >> how close is this to that is this. >> it is a broad outline, but there is a lot of negotiation. even members of the congress didn't see this in advance. this was really an opening bid. it is best seen as really a response to pressure. but people saying where's our plan. you've got to put a plan out there to begin the negotiation. >> thank you. >>> deal or no deal. we're on the edge of our seats. 29 days in counting until our taxes go up and across the board spending cuts. we're getting lots of mixed messages as to what's going to happen and where things stand. >> i'm increasingly pessimistic. >> so tonight, two men who have lots of experience dealing with lawmakers. paul begala, david frum, former adviser to president george w. bush. david, let's start with you. >> i feel about this whole process as a basketball nonfan, i feel about basketball, which is start it 100-100 and play for five minutes to get it overwith. but i think we also need to take
boehner and obama have met before. the summer of 2011. they put a lot of specifics on paper. when boehner couldn't get backing. >> how close is this to that is this. >> it is a broad outline, but there is a lot of negotiation. even members of the congress didn't see this in advance. this was really an opening bid. it is best seen as really a response to pressure. but people saying where's our plan. you've got to put a plan out there to begin the negotiation. >> thank you....
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if it does manage to pass the house, president obama has said he would veto it if it came to his desk. joining me now, dana bash. and just to explain to our viewers what plan "b" is, john boehner's plan would what? raise the taxes on millionaires but protect tax cuts for everyone else. >> exactly. in the way the speaker and republican leaders have written it and framed it is to keep tax cuts in place for everybody making up to $1 million, which the speaker says over and over in public and private conversations that means that 99% of americans would have their tax cuts in place. you're right that the big scramble right now is for the speaker to get his own republicans onboard to get those magic 218 votes to pass even plan "b." i was just e-mailing with a republican leadership source who said it's looking better for him to get that. and in part, it's because they've added another vote today, carol, which is on spending cuts, which from the perspective of many republicans, that really is the key, of course, to shrink government by cutting spending. >> okay. so everybody says, oh, these f
if it does manage to pass the house, president obama has said he would veto it if it came to his desk. joining me now, dana bash. and just to explain to our viewers what plan "b" is, john boehner's plan would what? raise the taxes on millionaires but protect tax cuts for everyone else. >> exactly. in the way the speaker and republican leaders have written it and framed it is to keep tax cuts in place for everybody making up to $1 million, which the speaker says over and over in...
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this deal will only get done by president obama and john boehner making a deal. they came close in the summer of 2011. the parties are so polarized and partisans polarized this is a problem. >> i keep saying we need a presidential historian or hostage negotiator. somebody could say we've been at stalemates before, gotten over it, shut down the government in '96. tip o'neill and ronald reagan managed to solve problems and get along. listen to what john mccain said about what we need here. >> it's time now to sit across the table from one another, rather than -- in the way they did with ronald reagan and the way you get things done in washington. >> the way they did with ronald reagan and get things done in washington. you sit together and figure it out. they were at a holiday party they didn't talk to each other. they're issuing sort of statements and rebuttals and saying i'm not going to budge. >> negotiation by press release. this is not how things get done in washington and part of the problem of the growing incivility in washington. people don't work together
this deal will only get done by president obama and john boehner making a deal. they came close in the summer of 2011. the parties are so polarized and partisans polarized this is a problem. >> i keep saying we need a presidential historian or hostage negotiator. somebody could say we've been at stalemates before, gotten over it, shut down the government in '96. tip o'neill and ronald reagan managed to solve problems and get along. listen to what john mccain said about what we need here....
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go long. >>> president obama and house speaker john boehner both talking today about the looming fiscal cliff. but not to each other. the president was making his case on the road while boehner was dismissing the white house proposal as a joke. cnn senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins us live from the capital. dana, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, joe, it turns out he laughed at geithner when he proposed the white house package which includes $1.6 trillion in tax increases. instead, today mcconnell floated to "the wall street journal" the idea of revenues by medicare and eligibility age, but democrats are very dug in. they say anything that doesn't include tax increases on the wealthy is a nonstarter. a day after getting a white house proposal the republicans greeted as a joke, they're not laughing. >> now, the white house took three weeks to respond with any kind of a proposal and much to my disappointment it wasn't a serious one. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner rushed to the cameras to respond to the president's campaign-style event at a suburban philadelph
go long. >>> president obama and house speaker john boehner both talking today about the looming fiscal cliff. but not to each other. the president was making his case on the road while boehner was dismissing the white house proposal as a joke. cnn senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins us live from the capital. dana, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, joe, it turns out he laughed at geithner when he proposed the white house package which includes $1.6 trillion in...
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. >> and, finally, if president obama and speaker boehner. your clients, i'm just curious what the first thing you would advise them to do might be. what would you tell them at this point? >> well, firstly, have you to get them really processing each other's points of view, and i would firstly ask them, you know, what's their vision for america? what do they both want for the country? i think finding that common ground, and then i think they have to find two or three goals that they can both actually get behind, that they can both focus on. i mean, part of the challenge, i think, obama has had is he has not been able to get much momentum, and i think they need to decide what are we going to go for? there are two ways to create goals here. we can go the negative way and say if we don't get this handled, you know, it's a really bad mark against democracy really. i mean, that's the negative angle. on the positive side let's say -- let's go for something that both parties agree with. let's go for education. let's go for poverty. let's go to for h
. >> and, finally, if president obama and speaker boehner. your clients, i'm just curious what the first thing you would advise them to do might be. what would you tell them at this point? >> well, firstly, have you to get them really processing each other's points of view, and i would firstly ask them, you know, what's their vision for america? what do they both want for the country? i think finding that common ground, and then i think they have to find two or three goals that they...
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i want to start out by playing two bits of sound from both speaker boehner and president obama on staking out what they would like to see in a deal to get rid of this fiscal cliff. >> raising tax rates will slow down our ability to create the jobs that everyone says they want. >> what i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% that we can't afford. >> gosh, that doesn't sound like you all are anywhere closer to a deal now than you were prior to the election. congressman price, where is there room for compromise here? >> there is certainly room for negotiation on a real solution, and a real solution includes both revenue increases and spending reductions. the reason we have concern about what the president is talking about and what my friends on the other side of the aisle have talked about is that it doesn't solve the problem. if we take the president's deal, that he has brought to the table, do you know how many days that pays for the federal government? eight days. not months. eight days. we neat to look at increasing revenue through pro-growth policies. as wel
i want to start out by playing two bits of sound from both speaker boehner and president obama on staking out what they would like to see in a deal to get rid of this fiscal cliff. >> raising tax rates will slow down our ability to create the jobs that everyone says they want. >> what i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% that we can't afford. >> gosh, that doesn't sound like you all are anywhere closer to a deal now than you were prior to the...
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for what it's worth, president obama and house speaker boehner are talking. they had a nice telephone conversation. that's terrific. the first time in a week but apparently that's the headline. that's the editorial body. not much came out of it that we know of. sources say no real breakthrough. no formal negotiations. sessions are not scheduled. no back channel discussions taking place that anybody knows about at this time and as we wait for the white house briefing to begin, let's bring in wolf blitzer on this topic. there are a couple of polls that are very telling about how americans feel about congress and the president are behaving when it comes to the fiscal cliff. let me read some of these numbers for you. should obama compromise to get things done. 72% say yes. 22% say no. should the gop compromise to get things done. and take a look. 72% say yes. my question for you, wolf, i'm not sure you'll have the answer but perhaps you'll have guidance. for those democrats who say the president has a mandate because voters voted him into office while he campaign
for what it's worth, president obama and house speaker boehner are talking. they had a nice telephone conversation. that's terrific. the first time in a week but apparently that's the headline. that's the editorial body. not much came out of it that we know of. sources say no real breakthrough. no formal negotiations. sessions are not scheduled. no back channel discussions taking place that anybody knows about at this time and as we wait for the white house briefing to begin, let's bring in...
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it's getting a little heated between president obama and speaker boehner. take a look at what they've been saying to each other. yesterday obama said, quote, if we can get some leadership on the republican side, we can probably solve this in about a week. it's not that tough. boehner then responded saying, quote, i've sent the president our proposal. if he doesn't like our plan, he should come back with a plan of his own. obama responded to that saying, maybe i will. to which boehner replied, maybe i will. and mr. obama replied, stop copying me. so which boehner replied, stop copying me. >> to which obama replied dam infinity. you win for now boehner. >> according to a new poll that just came out, most americans think santa claus is a democrat. which is odd because you think of white, old, fat men that hire unskilled labor, i think republicans. i do. >>> you're in the situation room. happening now, cnn goes in search of syria's chemical weapons. a former regime soldier tells us his order was to shoot to kill. >>> chilling new details of the killer and new d
it's getting a little heated between president obama and speaker boehner. take a look at what they've been saying to each other. yesterday obama said, quote, if we can get some leadership on the republican side, we can probably solve this in about a week. it's not that tough. boehner then responded saying, quote, i've sent the president our proposal. if he doesn't like our plan, he should come back with a plan of his own. obama responded to that saying, maybe i will. to which boehner replied,...
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president obama and john boehner met just under an hour. after coordinated press releases, both sides assured the american people that communication lines remain open. dana bash is live in washington, d.c. this morning. 50 minutes and sort of a very milquetoasty kind of statement at the end of it, sounds not good. >> no, not good, considering where we are in the calendacale. i'm told by sources in both parties, a meeting that did not produce any new ideas, more of touching base meeting, the president wanted to talk to the speaker before he went home to ohio, which he still planned to do this weekend, the sources say that the basic problem still is, soledad, after all of the weeks, is democrats still believe republicans have the problem. they need to deal with the debt crisis by raising more revenue, meaning raising more taxes and republicans still think democrats are the problem. they are not offering enough in spending cuts. the issue is, reality, democrats, the president has the most leverage. has had the most leverage, republicans know t
president obama and john boehner met just under an hour. after coordinated press releases, both sides assured the american people that communication lines remain open. dana bash is live in washington, d.c. this morning. 50 minutes and sort of a very milquetoasty kind of statement at the end of it, sounds not good. >> no, not good, considering where we are in the calendacale. i'm told by sources in both parties, a meeting that did not produce any new ideas, more of touching base meeting,...
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what does president obama think of speaker boehner's proposal to avert the fiscal cliff? >> unfortunately, the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. he talks about $800 billion worth of revenues but says he's going to do that by lowering rates. when you look at the math, it doesn't work. >> reporter: he won't agree to eliminate a tax deduction for contributions to charity. >> every hospital and university and nonfor profit agency across the country would find themselves on the verge of collapse. so that's not a realistic option. >> reporter: but the president didn't say all this to speaker boehner. he said it in an interview on bloomberg tv. the last time the two men spoke was almost a week ago. president obama is focused on the stalemate with congress over averting the fiscal cliff, but he's just not talking to house republicans about it. at the white house, he discussed the issue with a bipartisan group of governors. >> i know that the president wants a deal and he didn't try to handicap it. >> reporter: earlier this week, he told so-called middle class
what does president obama think of speaker boehner's proposal to avert the fiscal cliff? >> unfortunately, the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. he talks about $800 billion worth of revenues but says he's going to do that by lowering rates. when you look at the math, it doesn't work. >> reporter: he won't agree to eliminate a tax deduction for contributions to charity. >> every hospital and university and nonfor profit agency across the country would find...
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president obama tufrd compromise on boehner's idea to raise taxes on people making $1 million or more a year. the president proposed raising taxes on family making more than $250,000 a year. dan lothian is at the white house. this is good, right? >> reporter: well it's certainly significant because as you pointed out the president for quite some time had been campaigning on the issue saying taxes had to go up on house holds making more than $250,000 during these negotiations over the last several weeks, both the president and other aids here at the white house had been insisting there would be no deal unless taxes went up on those making more than 250,000 and now the president according to source sources laying out the proposal to raise it to 400,000. it is significant, not what republicans really want. they don't want taxes going up on anyone. they want the tax breaks to continue for all americans because they believe this could have an adverse effect on the economy, could impact the job creators. in addition the president made another concession rather offering up $1.2 trillion in n
president obama tufrd compromise on boehner's idea to raise taxes on people making $1 million or more a year. the president proposed raising taxes on family making more than $250,000 a year. dan lothian is at the white house. this is good, right? >> reporter: well it's certainly significant because as you pointed out the president for quite some time had been campaigning on the issue saying taxes had to go up on house holds making more than $250,000 during these negotiations over the last...
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house speaker john boehner says no way. >> do you think that senator reid or then senator obama would have ever given to president george w. bush the unlimited ability to raise the debt limit? i know they are talking about doing oh it now. do you think there's any chance that then senator reid or obama would have done that? never. congress is never going to give up our ability to control the purse. >> meanwhile, president obama is holding firm on his plans to keep middle class tax rates steady. >> the most important thing we can do right now is make sure that middle class taxes don't go up. it's the best thing for the economy, american families, and if we do that, senate has already passed this bill. house democrats are ready to pass it. the only holdout are the house republicans. if we get that done, that will take the edge off things. we'll have to deal with deficit problems but 98% of americans, 97% of small businesses will not see their taxes go up. we should get that done. >> well, the house is scheduled to go home for the year today but house majority leader eric cantor said mem
house speaker john boehner says no way. >> do you think that senator reid or then senator obama would have ever given to president george w. bush the unlimited ability to raise the debt limit? i know they are talking about doing oh it now. do you think there's any chance that then senator reid or obama would have done that? never. congress is never going to give up our ability to control the purse. >> meanwhile, president obama is holding firm on his plans to keep middle class tax...
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we know that speaker boehner and president obama spoke in washington yesterday before they left. but when you hear their final words to reporters, it shows there is a continued public divide. >> the president and senate democrats have vowed to reject and veto all of our proposals while failing to offer responsible solutions of their own. but the president has -- what the president has offered so far simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem and begin to address our nation's crippling debt. >> in the next few days, i've asked leaders of congress to work toward a package that prevents a tax hike on middle-class americans, protects unemployment insurance for two million americans, and lays the groundwork for further work on both growth and deficit reduction. that's an achievable goal. that can get done in ten days. >> reporter: you hear we are talking about the words "achievable goals." the reality here is we have fewer days to work with, less talk about some sort of a grand compromise, and more talk about trying to do something to get things done for americans. randi?
we know that speaker boehner and president obama spoke in washington yesterday before they left. but when you hear their final words to reporters, it shows there is a continued public divide. >> the president and senate democrats have vowed to reject and veto all of our proposals while failing to offer responsible solutions of their own. but the president has -- what the president has offered so far simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem and begin to address our nation's...
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so in a weird way you can imagine barack obama and john boehner sitting down -- >> embracing the mitt romney approach. >> do you think that could pass the pledge litmus test? >> i think the question so grover norquist who i think is going to be a guest shortly on cnn -- i mean, people can ask him, but the pledge is you can't raise tax rates basically. but because the tax rates are scheduled to expire no matter what, so if you do nothing, it's a massive tax increase. you can imagine republicans saying, look, we forestalled this massive tax increase so we haven't broken our pledge. >> at least two big pieces that we're talking about here that make me a little bit more pessimistic than most people despite the very nice tone that's come up. one is what we've talked about, which is the issue of -- >> won't be so pessimistic -- >> of $1 revenue from those at the higher end. and you can talk about rates or deductions, but there's a revenue question. the second where i feel like the two parties are actually going in different directions is whether we want a grand bargain or not. and the presi
so in a weird way you can imagine barack obama and john boehner sitting down -- >> embracing the mitt romney approach. >> do you think that could pass the pledge litmus test? >> i think the question so grover norquist who i think is going to be a guest shortly on cnn -- i mean, people can ask him, but the pledge is you can't raise tax rates basically. but because the tax rates are scheduled to expire no matter what, so if you do nothing, it's a massive tax increase. you can...
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did with someone like newt gingrich is the speaker john boehner have gone out of they ware to be as disruptive and unhelpful as they can. that's one of the reasons why the average voter is sick and tired of all of their rhetoric about this. they think washington should bang their heads togethe and go back to what was probably the last great relationship between republican and democrat senior leaders. bill clinton and newt gingrich. i have spoken to newt gingrich about this several times. they used to get in a room and they would throw everybody out and have just the two of them with two chairs and thrash out a compromise. that's what's got to happen. he's got to sit down with john boehner and clear the air and say the good of the country has got to come before our problems. >> it seems like they were close to doing that when it came to that debt ceiling . sdp perhaps there will be a compromise. we'll look for you up late tonight in the post-game at midnight. thank you, sir. enjoy the grill. >> my pleasure. >> just to remind all of you primetime coverage officially kicks off here ton
did with someone like newt gingrich is the speaker john boehner have gone out of they ware to be as disruptive and unhelpful as they can. that's one of the reasons why the average voter is sick and tired of all of their rhetoric about this. they think washington should bang their heads togethe and go back to what was probably the last great relationship between republican and democrat senior leaders. bill clinton and newt gingrich. i have spoken to newt gingrich about this several times. they...
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house speaker john boehner and republicans want bigger cuts in government spending. thanksgiving gave lawmakers a quick break from the fiscal cliff conundrum. now it's time to hunker down and get back to business. >> reporter: after meeting with president obama before the thanksgiving holiday -- >> i want to welcome the congressional leadership here. >> reporter: -- congressional leaders expressed optimism to reaching a deal. >> we had a very constructive meeting with the president. to talk about america's fiscal problem. >> we have a corner stones of being able to work something out. >> reporter: staffers have been working behind the scenes to fine common ground. among the big sticking points how to bring in more tax revenue and reduce spending on programs like medicare. but it's not yet clear when lawmakers and the president will meet next. even if some progress is made this week a final deal could still be a long way off. >> we rarely see the hill and the white house make decisions early. they tend to do better when they have a deadline so i would be pleasantly su
house speaker john boehner and republicans want bigger cuts in government spending. thanksgiving gave lawmakers a quick break from the fiscal cliff conundrum. now it's time to hunker down and get back to business. >> reporter: after meeting with president obama before the thanksgiving holiday -- >> i want to welcome the congressional leadership here. >> reporter: -- congressional leaders expressed optimism to reaching a deal. >> we had a very constructive meeting with...
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and house speaker john boehner. the president has been insisting on letting taxes rise on those making more than $250,000 a year. the top 2% of earners. boehner agreed to let taxes rise on people making a million or more a year and the president's counteroffer, raise taxes on those making more than $400,000 a year. for some perspective, the top 1% of earners in the united states make $375,000 or more a year. >> i think we all know that every income tax filer in america is going to pay a higher rate come january 1st unless congress acts. i believe it is important that we protect as many american taxpayers as we can. and our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less. and have all of their current rates extended. >> plan b is the idea that they'll put through legislation. while speaker boehner should be commended for considering tax hikes on a token few, what should we make of arguments from his republican base which say any tax hike on the rich will hurt the economy? well, conservative
and house speaker john boehner. the president has been insisting on letting taxes rise on those making more than $250,000 a year. the top 2% of earners. boehner agreed to let taxes rise on people making a million or more a year and the president's counteroffer, raise taxes on those making more than $400,000 a year. for some perspective, the top 1% of earners in the united states make $375,000 or more a year. >> i think we all know that every income tax filer in america is going to pay a...
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. >> reporter: speaker john boehner and president obama spoke for almost half an hour wednesday evening. >> well, we had a very nice conversation last night. it was direct. and straightforward. >> reporter: cnn has learned the president told the speaker there's no deal unless republicans agree to let the tax rates go back up for families who earn more than $250,000 a year. what the president campaigned on. but in recent days there's been talk of getting revenue by capping deductions or bringing in more money through tax reform. it's clear for the white house those proposals wouldn't be enough. it has to be tax rates for the wealthiest. speaking to wolf blitzer, goldman sachs ceo's the latest business leader to say that should not stand in the way of a deal. >> i think if that's what it took to make the math work, when you look at the entitlement side and when you look at the revenue side, i wouldn't preclude that. >> reporter: but speaker boehner is pushing back saying the real debate shouldn't be about taxes. it should be about cutting spending. >> despite the claims that the president
. >> reporter: speaker john boehner and president obama spoke for almost half an hour wednesday evening. >> well, we had a very nice conversation last night. it was direct. and straightforward. >> reporter: cnn has learned the president told the speaker there's no deal unless republicans agree to let the tax rates go back up for families who earn more than $250,000 a year. what the president campaigned on. but in recent days there's been talk of getting revenue by capping...
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. >> one of the things we heard from speaker boehner was that he still wants obama care to be on the table here because he still believes that it should be repealed. does the president see that as a nonstarter, because that was really the major accomplishment of his first administration. >> right. you know, some would say that that is really a nonstarter in these negotiations. again, this is just something that some believe that, you know, you have the speaker sort of setting his position where he wants to start from in negotiations. he believes that this is something, the health care law, that the country can't afford, that it's just too expensive to keep it intact, so he is using that as an area to sort of pull in some revenue. again, you know, both sides still seem to be far apart, but after that last meeting, just before the president went to asia they came out of that meeting saying they felt confident that they could find areas of agreement that they could get this done before the end of the year. we'll wait and see. >> all right. 36 days, dan. 36 days. we're counting down. tha
. >> one of the things we heard from speaker boehner was that he still wants obama care to be on the table here because he still believes that it should be repealed. does the president see that as a nonstarter, because that was really the major accomplishment of his first administration. >> right. you know, some would say that that is really a nonstarter in these negotiations. again, this is just something that some believe that, you know, you have the speaker sort of setting his...
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president obama has invited the four top leaders in congress, john boehner, nancy pelosi, harry reid and mitch mcconnell to try and strike a deal to protect the economy. >>> texas congressman ron paul gives what is likely his final speech in front of congress. in a 4-minute speech the republican libertarian slammed both parties saying they're leading the country in the wrong direction. >> the financial crisis is actually a moral crisis. many are acknowledging that a financial crisis looms but few understand it's in reality a moral crisis. it's the moral crisis that has allowed our liberties to be undermined and permits the exponential growth of illegal government power. >> congressman paul is stepping down from his seat in congress at the end of the year. >>> thanksgiving travel around the corner. who will see the worst of the weather? meteorologist alexandra steele joins us now from atlanta. >> hi. or the best of it. actually, pretty benign weather around the country, so some great travel conditions. there's one calf yet and that's the west coast. good morning, everyone. hope you're
president obama has invited the four top leaders in congress, john boehner, nancy pelosi, harry reid and mitch mcconnell to try and strike a deal to protect the economy. >>> texas congressman ron paul gives what is likely his final speech in front of congress. in a 4-minute speech the republican libertarian slammed both parties saying they're leading the country in the wrong direction. >> the financial crisis is actually a moral crisis. many are acknowledging that a financial...
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but house speaker john boehner still slammed the president this morning. he says, quote, today's report shows that families and small businesses are still struggling to get by because of president obama's failed economic policies. could it have been better? we'll break down the numbers for you in just a few minutes. >>> and president obama has a message for women. i'm thinking about you. the president spoke just a short time ago, kicking off the white house forum on women and the economy. >> i do think that the conversation's been oversimplified. women are not some monolithic bloc. women are not an interest group. you shouldn't be treated that way. women are over half of this country, and its work force. >> the administration is also rei reing a reporter at the forum on how they've worked to create jobs for women. republicans have blasted the event as a blatant attempt by the white house to court women voters. the president also reiterated his support for women being allowed to be members at augusta national. more on that a little later in the hour. >>> ma
but house speaker john boehner still slammed the president this morning. he says, quote, today's report shows that families and small businesses are still struggling to get by because of president obama's failed economic policies. could it have been better? we'll break down the numbers for you in just a few minutes. >>> and president obama has a message for women. i'm thinking about you. the president spoke just a short time ago, kicking off the white house forum on women and the...
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and the democrats while only 25% support house speaker john boehner and the republicans. so if there's no deal and the tax hikes and spending cuts take effect, we feel the impact. christine romans sat down with this panel for a report on the bottom line. here's part of the conversation she had with a working mom, small business owner and a woman looking for work. >> i have a household to run. still have rent and bills to pay, and i need help. i need help. >> three kids? >> yeah. >> how old are your kids, 23, 18, and 11. >> what do you tell them when they see the economy in front of them and hear all this fighting in washington about the fiscal cliff. you've been looking for a job for more than six months now. are you more optimistic or less than things will turn around next year? >> i believe it's going to turn around. it will probably take a little time, but i think it will. >> you need the government to help now until that happens? >> yes, i definitely do. >> you just had a baby. congratulations. >> thank you. >> are you concerned about your kid's future in all of this?
and the democrats while only 25% support house speaker john boehner and the republicans. so if there's no deal and the tax hikes and spending cuts take effect, we feel the impact. christine romans sat down with this panel for a report on the bottom line. here's part of the conversation she had with a working mom, small business owner and a woman looking for work. >> i have a household to run. still have rent and bills to pay, and i need help. i need help. >> three kids? >>...
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let's hope boehner's back in washington, obama's back in washington tomorrow. the players are there. harry reid is there. let's hope that they get there and for the sake of the country for the sake of our stability of our fiscal well, they get together on a plan that works. nobody will get 100% of what they want. hopefully somebody -- we get enough of what we want to keep the wheels turning. >> ana, do you think speaker boehner's leadership is suffering while this crisis continues? >> you know, i think a little bit of both to be honest with you. certainly he tried to get something from his caucus last week. that didn't work. that was not a strong moment for him. it was a moment of weakness. but at the same time, i think he looks like he's really trying. and it also paints the picture and makes it obvious that, you know, he's not just negotiating with president obama. he also has to then come back and sell to his own people, sell to his own caucus, which at points may be even more difficult than negotiating with the white house. so it tells us all just how compl
let's hope boehner's back in washington, obama's back in washington tomorrow. the players are there. harry reid is there. let's hope that they get there and for the sake of the country for the sake of our stability of our fiscal well, they get together on a plan that works. nobody will get 100% of what they want. hopefully somebody -- we get enough of what we want to keep the wheels turning. >> ana, do you think speaker boehner's leadership is suffering while this crisis continues?...
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a short time ago and neither sign showing a sign of budging. >> on september 15th, 2010, president obama said that preventing the tax hikes was necessary to quote help our economy. what's changed? economic growth is even worse now, and the american people are still asking the question, where are the jobs? >> this blueprint for again extracting money from the middle-class and giving it to the wealthy in our country. you have to give the republicans credit, they very clear about their agenda. when they talk about tax cuts for the rich, they talk about rewarding success. what they don't talk about is the tax increase for the middle-class. >> the battle over your taxes, and it is now front and center in the presidential race. mitt romney is speaking at a campaign rally in golden, colorado, which is going to happen in 15 minutes. he is expected to keep hammering away at president obama over the economy. the president says that romney's tax policies would help wealthy americans and hurt the middle-class. he points to a study by researcher at the urban brookings tax policy center. >> they found
a short time ago and neither sign showing a sign of budging. >> on september 15th, 2010, president obama said that preventing the tax hikes was necessary to quote help our economy. what's changed? economic growth is even worse now, and the american people are still asking the question, where are the jobs? >> this blueprint for again extracting money from the middle-class and giving it to the wealthy in our country. you have to give the republicans credit, they very clear about their...
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you, jennifer, if the battle is going to be strategically this is a do-nothing congress, is president obama going to be facing off against one of these particular candidates in the republican party or is he facing off against john boehner? >> look, we'll see. i wish i could have a role in picking the republican nominee, but i don't. i think what's interesting here is i don't know if mitt romney and newt gingrich are defending congress and how congress works or their republican colleagues in congress. let's not forget the last action they took was to take weeks to pass a payroll tax cuts. >> it's beginning. your strategy is beginning. i can hear it. >> one more important point to make and that's that you can't always believe everything you read. the president has had many successes by working with congress, health care reform, financial reform and he'd like nothing more than to pass the remaining pieces of the american jobs act. he will be working with congress, but he knows he can't leave all the eggs in that basket. just as he did in the fall, he'll be looking for many ways. >> come back a
you, jennifer, if the battle is going to be strategically this is a do-nothing congress, is president obama going to be facing off against one of these particular candidates in the republican party or is he facing off against john boehner? >> look, we'll see. i wish i could have a role in picking the republican nominee, but i don't. i think what's interesting here is i don't know if mitt romney and newt gingrich are defending congress and how congress works or their republican colleagues...
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. >> and wolf, the white house and obama campaign is bracing for a continued assault on this issue. not just in republicans out on the campaign trail, but also, from congressional republicans. we know from a house republican source that speaker boehner told the house republicans last week this is a debate they should welcome especially on recess and they will making the case for increased drilling. on the campaign trail, especially looking toward super tuesday, you're seeing some of the republican presidential hopefuls really make this case as you see, these -- some of these prominent energy states going to be in play on super tuesday. listen to what rick santorum said, blaming president obama for high gas prices and the effect that it has on americans who are already struggling. >> all of a sudden they're going to be hit with the same force of wind that hit us in 2008 in the summer that caused us to go into a recession. all because of the radical environmentalist policies of this president. >> now, the obama campaign, the white house, they're pretty confident with their defense. th
. >> and wolf, the white house and obama campaign is bracing for a continued assault on this issue. not just in republicans out on the campaign trail, but also, from congressional republicans. we know from a house republican source that speaker boehner told the house republicans last week this is a debate they should welcome especially on recess and they will making the case for increased drilling. on the campaign trail, especially looking toward super tuesday, you're seeing some of the...
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obama's decision on executive privilege against attorney eric holder. it says past presidents have is done the same thing. house oversight committee chairman darrell issa is slamming the president for not turning over documents related to the bat to the botched fast and furious situation. >>> a new nickname for london's popular landmark. big ben will be renamed elizabeth tower after the queen. david cameron says the change is a fitting recognition of her service of 60 years. nice gesture, not sure it's going to take. >> they have to redo the chevy chase movie, "vacation." elizabeth clock, parliament. never mind. tonight's moment you may have missed. president obama poking fun at my red sox. and in boston. here's what happens. here's what happens. listen. >> i just want to say, thank you for youkilis. [ laughter and booing ]
obama's decision on executive privilege against attorney eric holder. it says past presidents have is done the same thing. house oversight committee chairman darrell issa is slamming the president for not turning over documents related to the bat to the botched fast and furious situation. >>> a new nickname for london's popular landmark. big ben will be renamed elizabeth tower after the queen. david cameron says the change is a fitting recognition of her service of 60 years. nice...
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it's a referendum on president obama and how the economy is faring. but when you look at the polls, these two men remain statistically tied even though consumer confidence is completely lousy. sometimes president obama is slightly ahead. he leads on who can best handle -- romney leads on who can best handle the economy. but when you ask about who's protecting the middle class, it's always president obama. how does mitt romney get out of the template that he is for the rich and the president is for the middle class? is there any way to do that? >> well, i think first of all the pushing as hard as you can on jobs and on the economy, emphasizing the importance of small business, the number one thing the middle class needs is jobs. the fact is if you don't have jobs, you're not going to have a middle class. i think the jobs issue as robert may remember from his former boss's first campaign in 1992 when carville had that sign "it's the economy stupid" i think jobs are the center of this campaign. but where i disagree with secretary reich as a practical mat
it's a referendum on president obama and how the economy is faring. but when you look at the polls, these two men remain statistically tied even though consumer confidence is completely lousy. sometimes president obama is slightly ahead. he leads on who can best handle -- romney leads on who can best handle the economy. but when you ask about who's protecting the middle class, it's always president obama. how does mitt romney get out of the template that he is for the rich and the president is...